# 保 — Preserve

Frequency rank 191 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 活 (Lively), less common than 八 (Eight).

- On’yomi: ほ
- Kun’yomi: たも
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

The Leader bolts the chewing wall Mouth onto the Tree trunk and posts the village's last rice sack down its throat, and the lips seal so tight the bark grows over them.

In words:

- 保つ たもつ — to keep;to preserve;to hold;to retain;to maintain;to support;to sustain;to last;to endure;to keep we
- 保証 ほしょう — guarantee,security,assurance,pledge,warranty
- 保存 ほぞん — preservation,conservation,storage,maintenance

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